As we were driving home Sunday, I began thinking about my lunches for the week. I was making a pot of Hot & Sour Soup and was toying with the idea of making some tuna salad to go with it. I decided that I wanted an Asian style tuna salad to pair with the soup. The result is something I have decided to call Asian Fusion Tuna Salad because of the combination of Thai and Chinese flavors. Here is the recipe I created:

2 cans drained tuna
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
2 stalks of celery, diced
1/2 of a small onion, minced
Cilantro leaves chopped (I used the leaves from 1/2 of a bunch of cilantro)
4 Thai red chilis, sliced thin (You may substitute chopped pickled jalepenos to taste, if you prefer)

Combine all ingredients, mix and add dressing. Chill for several hours to allow the flavors to blend.

Dressing:
1/2 cup mayonaise
2 tsp sesame oil (hot or plain) (I used the hot which gave a dressing with a very muted delayed undertone of heat.)
1 Tbls grated or finly minced ginger root
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, mix well and add to the tuna mixture.

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Henry

sounds very Good Henry! I'm always looing for different ways to prepare tuna salad. my current favorite is curried. This sounds better.

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